Ken Paxton says it's illegal for transgender Texans to change sex on driver's license
In a legal opinion issued Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered state agencies to "immediately correct" birth certificates or driver's licenses.
Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates
Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth.
It’s unlawful for transgender people to change the sex on their IDs, Texas AG Ken Paxton says
Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday declaring court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses and birth certificates "void" and saying altered documents must be changed back.
Paxton argues trans Texans shouldn't be allowed to change sex on licenses even with court orders
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued Friday state agencies shouldn't follow court orders to change trans Texans' sex on IDs.
Paxton: Courts cannot order agencies to issue 'transgender' driver’s licenses, IDs
() – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion finding that state district courts do not have the constitutional authority to direct government agencies to change a person’s biological sex on government-issued identification documents,
Ken Paxton opinion says state IDs cannot be changed to accommodate transgender Texans
In a written opinion issued Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned the validity of court orders directing state agencies to change a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates and other identification documents.
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